Hat cleaning device



June 18, 1935. H, SCHLESlNGER 2,005,327

HAT CLEANING DEVICE Filed June l0, 1935 Patented June 18,V 1935 .2,005,327` t n n l HAT CLEANINalDEvIoE.. 'Harry Schlesinger, Des Moines; iowa, vassignorft'ol Y Cleaners Appliance Company, Des Moines, j

Iowaivacorpvoration ofkylowa I A t V y indication,rune 1o, 1933;V serial' N.s`75,1s6 f,

i l1o; claims. lomas-ze), l l.

'hismapplication is a continuation Vin part ofi my co-pending applicationled September 23`, 1929, Serialy Number 394,633/

Theiobject of my present inventionisto ,pro 5 vide a cleaning' device for hatsofvsimple, dura-1 ble and comparatively inexpensive. construction.

Arfurther object is to provide a'hat cleaningv device ',to .facilitate all operationsfrelative "to cleaning' a hat before it is dried in lthemachine r illustrated in mycopending applicatiom f More particularly, it is my `object toprovide;

a table-like deviceL having a hat cleaning chamber4 extendingdownwardly from` the top of the tablejwith a hatkblock;mounted inthe `chamber in such'awway that th'eunder surface offa brim' of a hat may be cleaned by allowing/fthe crown v thereof' to extend-into the chamberorthe block mayxbe' raised out of the chamber' forlpositioning the crownfof the hat on' the' block so that the 1 block supports` the. "crown of the vha'tfpwhen cleaningit withfa brush and. cleaning fluid.` y yAnother object'yis to provide a conveniently operable control' means for .raising 'and-lower`ing` the hat block, as desired. v 2.5.v

ventionk consists inthe construction,4 arrange,- ment andvcombination of the variousfparts of my device, whereby4 theobjects' contemplated are attained, as. hereinafter more fullyl set forth, 304 pointed out in my claims,4 and illustrated inthe accompanying drawing,v in which: -fi

Figure 1 is'a plan-view of a hat cleaning de -A vice embodying ,my invention. n

A.Figure 42 is a sectional view ofthe samer on 35. the'linevZ-Zof Figure f1.'

Figure 3is a, plan view of. a slightly modified:

the referencenumeral llly to indicate?generallyA a table top. lTheA table top :I0 ,is supportedon legs` l2-which are suitably ibracedby angle iron: 50i? frames I4 and llik verticallyfspaced withrelation toa-'each other.

.'.Afshelf I8 is supportedlonthe' frameLlR. The frame and table top are shown broken :oi iat the'left handy side [of Figures 1v and 2.`l Y

5?; My cleaning deviceincludes` a cleaningcham-v.

.With these and other objects inrview; in-

berV 2|)v extending. downwardly; from a depressed portlon,-22 of the table topfxl; VA removablev cover 324 Ais provided ,-for the chamber 20 when4 1A-bearingsleeveorfhubv securedfto' they 51,

bottom ofthe chamber 21)a and. projects upf' 1 wardly. lintofthe chamber;` Afgskhaftvl is slid-` Y ably mounted inthe hub -26and -its lower end' isy slidably mounted in a bearingf30 formed ion? f a bracket 32.` A cross bargj34 is providedforf1,0'r

supporting the bracket t v32. relative n to i 'the.

, hat lolz-)ckliliis `removably. positioned,- ong, 'A l as reducedportion 38 at,` the Yupper end of the' g shaft 28. Sockets 40 are formed in the hat; 15:v

block 36 so that` itimayiiextendrdown over the hlllpy y/26 ,when the-hatf block is in its-,lowermost ilwslton'.. 1 t l 'IhehatfblockS is;capable of rotationpn thefg'reducedportion `38 of the shaft 28 and isgfvgo. also reversible topV for bottomfso that either the;

dome-shaped* end orvthe flatendmay be posi-Vy tioned upwardly.; Ay drainsp'out 42` isvprovidedk atthe 'jlowerportion of-the `rcleaning chamber v 20 and' may extend to a suitable. receptacle'.` 25

For the purpose ofraisingthehat block 36' and holding it in such positioml provide a lever 54lplivotedl toya set collar56.- U

Theset collar 56 is securedftotheshaftj-Z.4

The lever 54 is provided with ahandle 58` for 30;;

the convenienceof the operatorl when swinging' theleVe 41 t .y Il." A pair of spaced links 60 are=pivoted to'. the bracket 3.2 and to the lever 54.` AThe. lever `54 may be'caused toassume the dotted line posi4 35,;

tion shown in Figure 2 by swinging the handle 58downwardly. When in the dotted line, position,` a stop pin62 vengages the links 6l)v after anvover-center positionI has been reached where'- .by the bhat block 3-wil1v remain in avraised k4:0;v

position without fastening means being providedl therefor.VV The `hat block,however, may be main-v tained in any intermediateypositiorr by means,

of' a setV screw 64.

In `the modified form of* constructionA shown -Il inFigures 3, 4, 5 and', .similarfparts will be referred to-by-similar reference characterswith` the addition `of the letter a. The difference betweenk the-modified form of construction and the type of devcethus far `described liesneprin- 50:` v cipally in the manner of manipulatingand adiu/stingA the heightfof the hat mock asa. The shaft28q, is of-v tubular construction and is slid-r ably rmountednovera `rod 66 secured to thecrossv Y frame, memberl ';68 vand kextending upwardly, lili;A w

A control handle 12 is provided on a bell` crank shaped arm 14. The arm 14 is provided with a pair of clamping devices 161 which are clamped to thev tubular shaft 28a.v for moving the shaft whenever the handle-'His' moved.`

A lock is provided for the arin T4 and consists of a bracket 18 having a stationary shoe 80 and a pivoted cam shoe 82. e'The arm y'H isl adapted to be engaged by the shoes `8l) 4and 8 2, a spring 84 being provided the camv82'against the arml'll. The cam shoe 82 is so 'designedas to prevent any downward movement ofthe arm: 14 and consequently the hat block the spring 84'is allowed `to function, as shown v in Figure. 6.v By: swingingthe handle portion .flow into they cleaning `chamber 86`to thek right,the armfll is released `so thatV it can drop by gravity or `the operator can adjust it to a lower'position, as desired. To adjust theV hatfblock to a higher position, it is merely necessary Vto pull upwardly on the handle' `12, which releases the cam 82,`but locks` it again as soon as any downward movementof the arm 1I is attempted or when the-handle 12 is released.. m f "In lconnectionwith'the ltabletop 10,; I have illustrated a small container 88 adapted to lcon-- tain aecleaning fluid and covered by a lid 90. Adrainpipe 92 may be provided for draining the vcleaning'iluid` from the container 88` -into the cleaning chamber 20a from which the cleaninguid may be drained through the pipe 02a. A drain cock 9L is provided to cut off communication betweenthe container 88 and the' drain pipe S2;l

Practical operation In the operation of 'my device, the vunder surface Aof av brim' of a hat may be cleaned by inverting the hat inthe dotted line position indicate'd' at 96-=`in Figure 2.A A small brush is dipped into acleaning uid and the brim of the hat brushed.` It will be noted that the crown of the hatprojects into the cleaning chamber' 20 without'any interference from the hat block"36.

Afterthe' under surface of the brim has been cleaned," the'upper surface of the brim may be cleaned byplacing the hat right side up on the table top. The crown of the hat may bejcleaned by raising the block 36 to its upper positionA to lit into the crown of the hat. In the case of straw'hatsv 9B, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. ure 4,3 the flat'side of the hat block may be ar ranged uppermost. All cleaning'fluid draining from the hat will Y 20 and may be subsequently Vdrained therefrom andv filtered for re`use. f f K I The'hat'after being cleaned in the present device can be dried and deodorized inthe machine illustrated in my co-pending application.

vSome changes may be marde in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my device without departing from the real spirit and purposeof my invention, and itis' my intention'v to for swinging 36a, when the cam is releasedandr cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included with their scope.

VI claim as my invention:

l. Hat cleaning mechanism, comprising a supporting surface having an opening therein through which the crown of an inverted hat may project`downwardly,.a hat block mounted below a hat when in such position, and means for raising said hat block to a position above said surface whereby to be received in the crown of a hat, said means comprising a handle fixed relative to said block and a lock for said handle.

2. Hat cleaning mechanism, comprising a supporting surface having an opening therein through which the crown of an inverted hat may project downwardly, a hat block mounted below a hat when in such position, means for raising said hat block to a position above said surface whereby to be received in the crown of a hat, said-means comprising an arm fixed relative to said block and a lock for said arm, said lock comprising a cam to engage said arm to hold it against the force of gravity.

3. Hat cleaning mechanism comprising a cleaning chamber, a vertically slidable shaft projecting upwardly thereinto, a hat block on said shaft and means for raising said shaft to a position with said hat block above said chamber,fsaid chamber having a hub extending upward from the bottom thereof for said shaft to extend thru, said hub being so connected with said bottom as to prevent leakage of liquid between the bottom and hub, a liquid outlet for said chamber, said hub extending to a level thereabove to prevent leakage of liquid from saidchamber around said shaft, said hat block having a socket to fit over said hub.

4. In a device of the class described, a pair of` downward movement.

5. In a deviceof the class described, a pair of spaced supports, a sleeve slidable through one ofsaid supports, a rod on the other one and projecting intoy the sleeve, a hat block carried by and a handle secured to the sleeve and an eccentric lock for said handle, said lock being spring actuated to lock the handle against downward movement but being arranged to allow upward movement without the necessity of manually shifting the eccentric lock.

6. Hat cleaning mechanism comprising a cleaning chamber, a vertically slidable shaft projecting upwardly thereinto, a hat block on said shaft andmeans for raising said shaft to a position with said hat block above said chamber, said means comprising a handle and a locking cam therefor whereby manipulation of the cam will allow the hat block to move downwardly by gravity and the handle may be moved upwardly without manipulating the cam.

'7. In hat cleaning mechanism, a hat block, means for raising said hat block comprising an arm fixed relative to said block and a lock for said arm, said lock comprisinga cam to engage said arm to hold it against the force of gravity.

8. In a. device of the class described, a frame, a pairI of spaced supports thereon, a sleeve slidable through one vof said supports, a rod on the other one and projecting into the sleeve, a hat block carried by the sleeve, a spring bumper on the rod for the sleeve to engage when in its' lowest position, a handle secured rigidly to said sleeve and slidable along said frame in a path parallel to the axisof said sleeve and a'lock on said frame for engaging Vsaid handle to lock` it against movement and thereby retain the hat block in a desired position. y

9. In a device of the class described, a pair of spaced supports a' sleeve slidable through one of said supports, a rod, on the other one and projecting into the sleeve, a hat block carried by and a handle secured to said sleeve and an eccentric .lock for said handle to lock it against downward movement. i f

l0. In adevice of the class described, a pair of spaced supports, a sleeve slidable through one of said supports,`a rod on the other one and vprojecting, into the sleeve, ra hat block carried by and a handle secured to said sleeve and an eccentric lock for said handle to lock it against downward movement but being arranged to allow Vupward movement without the necessity of manually shifting the eccentric lock.

HARRY scHLEsrNG-ER. 

